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111Latitudinal gradients in species diversity — The pattern= The increase in species richness or biodiversity that occurs from the poles to the tropics, often referred to as the latitudinal gradient in species diversity, is one of the most widely recognized patterns in ecology. Put another way …
112Crop diversity — is the variance in genetic and phenotypic characteristics of plants used in agriculture. Crops may vary in seed size, branching pattern, in height, flower color, fruiting time, or flavor. They may also vary in less obvious characteristics such as …
113Genetic diversity — is a level of biodiversity that refers to the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species. It is distinguished from genetic variability, which describes the tendency of genetic characteristics to vary.The academic… …
114Alpha diversity — (α diversity) is the biodiversity within a particular area, community or ecosystem, and is usually expressed as the species richness of the area.[1] This can be measured by counting the number of taxa (distinct groups of organisms) within the… …
115Cooperative diversity — is a cooperative multiple antenna technique for improving or maximising total network channel capacities for any given set of bandwidths which exploits user diversity by decoding the combined signal of the relayed signal and the direct signal in… …
116Convention on Biological Diversity — Document The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is an international legally binding treaty. The Convention has three main goals: conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity);… …
117Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions — The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a UNESCO convention and treaty adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on 20 October 2005. The Convention recognises the rights of Parties to take… …
118Smiles for Diversity — The Diversity Foundation, also known as Smiles for Diversity, is a nonprofit organization started by Dr. Dan Fischer, who was raised in the polygamous community of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and who is a former …
119Gamma diversity — (γ diversity) is a measure of biodiversity. It refers to the total biodiversity over a large area or region. It is the total of α and β diversity.According to Whittaker (1972), gamma diversity is the richness in species of a range of habitats in… …
120Nucleotide diversity — is a concept in molecular genetics which is used to measure the degree of polymorphism within a population. [1] One commonly used measure of nucleotide diversity was first introduced by Nei and Li in 1979. This measure is defined as the average… …
